Homosexual intolerance coming soon to a city near you.......... (activist, Reverand Al, Obama)
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I know it isn't exclusive to Canada, but aside from the weather, it's the only other thing I know of right now that I dislike about Canada.
And a previous poster had a good point--that has just about nothing to do with homosexuality and everything to do with free speech. But the OP is baiting.
And a previous poster had a good point--that has just about nothing to do with homosexuality and everything to do with free speech. But the OP is baiting.
When the fishing is this good, I bring my lesbian.
Homosexuality is just like heterosexuality; it is a person's sexual orientation, his or her preference. It is no one else's business.
I'm a straight male in my sixties. I've seen homosexuals mistreated, heard overt threats made at them, and I've defended them. But I didn't, always, because I wasn't sophisticated enough to provide proper evaluation to the matter and listened too much to others. The vast majority of those "others" were "good Christians" who have an appreciation only for people just like themselves. All the others are freaks, criminals, weirdos, and deviants.
One of my distinct advantages in social interaction is my atheism. It helps me to do my own evaluation of just what makes some people so vitriolic. And most of the time, I'm led to the conclusion that their Christianity gives them some form of superiority to apply to social status. Ergo, if you're not like them, you're not as good as they are and they are free to criticize you for whatever aberration, real or imagined, they have tagged you with. And, if you ask me, it's only going to get worse as the religious right gains strength.
Funny gay dude story. Im moonlighting working Dillards in 2004 with John who is gay. A customer returns a designer shirt. The shirt is for men, silk, wine red and has a hood on it. (Think Adam Ant shirt from the video "strip", but red with a hood)
He looks at the shirt, picks it up as one might pick up a poo covered newspaper by the edges, looks at it closeley (with disdain) and says, "oh this is too gay, even for me"
There were about 5 of us there when he said it. We laughed for 5 minutes on that one.
Homosexuality is just like heterosexuality; it is a person's sexual orientation, his or her preference. It is no one else's business.
I'm a straight male in my sixties. I've seen homosexuals mistreated, heard overt threats made at them, and I've defended them. But I didn't, always, because I wasn't sophisticated enough to provide proper evaluation to the matter and listened too much to others. The vast majority of those "others" were "good Christians" who have an appreciation only for people just like themselves. All the others are freaks, criminals, weirdos, and deviants.
One of my distinct advantages in social interaction is my atheism. It helps me to do my own evaluation of just what makes some people so vitriolic. And most of the time, I'm led to the conclusion that their Christianity gives them some form of superiority to apply to social status. Ergo, if you're not like them, you're not as good as they are and they are free to criticize you for whatever aberration, real or imagined, they have tagged you with. And, if you ask me, it's only going to get worse as the religious right gains strength.
Thanks for the stereotype!!!
I'm a southern white male, heterosexual, and Christian. So I guess I don't like anyone who isn't. That is why my wifes hair stylists is very FLAMING gay, yet I have no problem going to sit in the salon and chat with both of them while he cuts her hair.
Does free speech include inciting violence against gays? (Fire! in a theater?)
If churches try to affect laws and politics shouldn't they lose their non-profit charters and pay taxes?
Yes, they should lose tax exemption if they try to affect politics directly. That, however, is different from teaching views and telling people they should stand up for what they believe.
IMO, any church that promotes a candidate is a political organization. Yet the Republicans and Dems both have their hands in the "religous" vote cookie jar.
Thre was a case in Sweden where a pastor was jailed for saying homosexuality was Wrong.Im kind of suprised to see similar stuff make its way over here.
Thre was a case in Sweden where a pastor was jailed for saying homosexuality was Wrong.Im kind of suprised to see similar stuff make its way over here.
I guess there are enough people who consider that progressive. I have to strongly disagree.
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Lighten Up!
